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Theater Thursday: Santa on Harford Road
Thursday, December 6th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Get ready for a jam-packed day with Santa, all along Harford Road! Take in a performance from area students at Mid Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts
(show times at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 p.m., call for reservations at 443-438-4525).
11:00 a.m. -Enjoy holiday crafts at the Hamilton Gallery
1:30 p.m. Visit the Last Chance Holiday Craft Show at Faith Community Church.
OR find Santa at the Red Canoe; the Arcadian Rhythms will be there to lead a sing-along.
At 4:30 p.m., Santa’s House at 4500 Harford Road will be open for visitors. Come tell Santa your holiday wishes!
When: Saturday, December 8 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Where: Harford Road, Baltimore, MD
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Wacky Wednesday: Holiday Craft in Center Plaza
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Featuring 30 vendors, crafts will range from hand-crafted ornaments, jewelry and gift cards, to winter outerwear, gifts for the home and much more! Free hot beverages for shoppers as they browse!
The market will also feature local food vendors, who will be selling warm snacks & both lunch and dinner specials!
Discover unique holiday gifts created by local artists, and take care of your holiday shopping!
For more information, please visit www.GoDowntownBaltimore.com
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Tourism Tuesday: Home for the Holidays Bus Tour
Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Get into the old-fashioned holiday spirit and visit five of Baltimore’s premiere historic sites decorated in their holiday finest! This all day excursion tackle five sites all share a common history – the development of the B&O Railroad. Visit the B&O Railroad Museum, a rare look inside the Maryland Club, Evergreen Museum, Homewood House and Mount Clare. Ticket includes admission, lunch, refreshments, and transportation. Prepaid reservations required. Space is limited, so be sure to reserve early! Don’t miss out on this Tourism Tuesday!
For more information or to make reservations, call 410-752-2462, ext 221 or visit www.mountclare.org.
When: Tuesday, December 11 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Where: Mount Clare Museum House, 1500 Washington Boulevard
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Museum Monday: “The Wounded Drummer Boy”
Sunday, December 2nd, 2012 by WLOY Staff
This extensive exhibition brings together works of art, such as Eastman Johnson’s Study for “The Wounded Drummer Boy” from the Brooklyn Museum, and objects of material culture, such as weaponry, musical instruments, and clothing, to tell the stories of the war, from the soldiers who fought in its battles to the home front. Come join us this Museum Monday!
Where: Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive City Park
Hagerstown, MD
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Wacky Wednesday: Tour of Federal Hill!
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Join us for this fun and tasty tour of Federal Hill! Tickets must be purchased in advance. Visit 7 local businesses, starting with a shop or gallery, and then 6 restaurants and taverns for food, drink, and fun. Meet at 6 pm at Shofer’s Furniture, 930 S. Charles Street. Pick up your tickets there! Come as part of a group, or on your own!
Where: Federal Hill Main St.
42 E. Cross St.
Baltimore, MD
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Theater Thursdays: Million Dollar Quartet
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Million Dollar Quartet is the Tony Award winning Broadway musical, inspired by the electrifying true story of the collaboration of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins. This show brings to life the greatest jam session of all time that gave birth to classics like Blue Suede Shoes, Great Balls of Fire, Walk the Line, and Folsom Prison Blues, among others. Don’t miss out on this week’s Theater Thursday event!
When: November 27, 2012- December 2, 2012
8:00pm-10:30pm
Where:
Hippodrome Theater at THe France-Merrick Performing Arts Center
12 N. Eutaw St.
Baltimore, MD
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Tourism Tuesday: Homewood by Candlelight
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Decorated for the holidays with garlands and boxwood by the Homeland Garden Club, Homewood exudes a festive spirit that is best witnessed at the museum’s annual Homewood by Candlelight open house. The reception hall will be more than festive with live music by harpist Lynn Goodfellow, not to mention that refreshments will be served in the wine cellar! Don’t miss out on this week’s Tourism Tuesday!
When: Monday, December 3rd, 2012. 5pm- 7pm
Where: Homewood Museum
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
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40th Annual Mayor’s Christmas Parade!
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 by The Professor
Join us Sunday December 2nd at 1pm for the 40th Annual Mayor’s Christmas Parade. WLOY is parading for the 3rd year and we’ve got some new surprises for this year! Not only do we have the usual candy canes and tons more snowballs, but we’ve got new t-shirts, stuffed toys and more. It’s going to be another great one. Last year we blew through 1000 candy canes before reaching 36th street so this year we have 2000!
The parade begins at 1pm at the intersection of Falls & Cold Spring moving south down Falls to 36th Street where it turns East and continues to Chestnut. Rest assured the roadside will be packed. Get there early and have a blast! See you Sunday!!!
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Thursday: Late Night Concert with SwampCandy
Monday, November 26th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Head over to McGuire Hall this Thursday at 9 p.m. for a FREE Late Night concert featuring Swampcandy, an old school stomp and boogie band from Annapolis, Md. While at the event, enter a FREE raffle for your chance to win tickets to see Nada Surf or X & the Reverend Horton Heat. This is WLOY’s LAST Late Night concert of the semester, so you don’t want to miss it!
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Sports Saturdays: Loyola Women’s Basketball Takes On Towson
Sunday, November 18th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Don’t miss out on this Baltimore-area throw down! Loyola has home court advantage for only the second time this season, be there to support your fellow Greyhounds! if not, you can enjoy live stats, video and audio online.
Where: Reitz Arena, Loyola University Maryland
4501 North Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
When: Sunday, Nov, 25, 2012
2:00 p.m.
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